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Fred Bear Montana Longbow

Can anyone comment on the performance, quality, and other important information concerning the Fred Bear Montana Longbow? How does it compare with other longbows? Does the 64" length add any advantage other than manuverability in hunting? Thanks for your comments.

I have briefly shot the Montana, maybe 30-40 arrows. It seemed to be a nice bow, not much hand shock (for a long bow) and cast with lighter (target) arrows was decent at 50#. The one I had used had the grip reshaped to get rid of the square edges and it felt nice in the hand. The finish (greybark) was very nice. Over all not a bad bow at all, but I have limited use of longbows so I may not have the best out look on them.

The Montana is OK for an entry level bow, but one step up to the Bear Patriot gets you a fast stable bow that shoots very well. If you are going to seriously try a longbow the extra $ is well spent to try a good one. Also the Patriot will retain good resale value if you decide to sell it.

My son has the 45# and myself 50# we like the bows very much. We did get read of the strings that came with them and put flemish on them and tuned. We both experance no hand shock. Yes we use wood arrows we both are switcing from alu.

If I were you, I'd try one before I bought it. I have both the Montana and the Martin Savannah. The Savannah is a much nicer bow with noticably more speed, less hand shock and a better grip (at least for me).